Post-Doctoral Associate-Ad-Nankar 2
Job Details
Posting Number: G/R32321P
Working Title: Post-Doctoral Associate-Ad-Nankar 2
Department: CAES-Horticulture
Employment Type: Employee
Anticipated Start Date: 04/01/2026
Posting Date: 02/27/2026
Open Until Filled: Yes
Location of Vacancy: Tifton Area
Duties/Responsibilities
- Field – Lead onion pre-breeding and breeding research to generate segregating populations. Subsequently identify promising center rot resistance lines that are adapted in short-day environment. (50%)
- Greenhouse – Lead disease screening against center rot. Assist the internal collaborators with genome edited mutants screening against center rot. (10%)
- Laboratory – Assist in post-harvest bulb quality analysis, lead marker assisted selection, and genomic selection activities related to QTL mapping. (15%)
- Prepare peer-reviewed publications, participate in grant proposal preparation, supervise graduate and undergraduate students, and seasonal workers research activities in lab, greenhouse, and field set up. (15%)
- Assigned tasks in other related vegetable breeding projects. (10%)
Position Summary
- Lead onion breeding and pre-breeding research in START-UP SETTING since it is relatively new breeding program and it is TIME DEMANDING.
- Demonstrated knowledge of onion breeding methods, designing onion breeding blocks and setting up onion pre-breeding experiments.
- Handle and operate molecular biology, high-throughput phenotyping equipments and tools.
- Understand statistical/biometrics principles to be applied in breeding research.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Interest in collaborative research and work in multicultural team.
Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification in Position
PhD in Plant Breeding or equivalent topic. Prior experience in ONION BREEDING is NEEDED, and preferable to have demonstrated experience in disease resistance screening, genomic selection, and wet lab research.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies
- Proficiency in script writing using Python or R.
- Prior experience in setting up cages for onion breeding crosses, making sure to make timely crosses, collect relevant phenotypic data, and analyze breeding data.
- Ability to analyze and interpret metabolomics, and transcriptomics data.
- Ability to utilize genomic selection to identify novel QTLs from biparental mapping populations.
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